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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?
(a) 300.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 100.

2. When the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet, where did the Dalai Lama go?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) India.

3. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?
(a) March 12.
(b) May 27.
(c) June 24.
(d) April 23.

4. On the way back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, where did the team stop to refill their supplies?
(a) In Lhasa.
(b) In Shekar.
(c) In Shisha.
(d) In Peking.

5. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, approximately how much did Messner believe the expedition would cost?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $80,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. After sharing barley beer with a family in the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Messner leave with the family as a guest gift?

2. According to the Chronicle section, how many women have reached the summit (with or without oxygen) at the time the book was written?

3. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

4. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?

5. In what year did Messner and Oelz successfully scale Mount Everest?

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